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LEONARD V. STEIMER AND GEORGE 'l. MOORE, OF VVESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

WHIP.

SPECIFICATION forming pait of Zetters Patent No. 511,816, dated January2, 1894.

Application filed April 24, 1893. Serial No, 471,667. (No model.)

To (0% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LEONARD W. STEIMER and GEORGE T. MOORE, citizens ofthe United States, residing at VVestfield, in the county of Hampden andState of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in lVhips; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Our invention relates to carriage whips, and whips of every other kindhaving a covered stock.

Our invention further relates to a means for stiffening andstrengthening the center or core to prevent the completed whip becomingcrooked, and also in continuing the strengthening material or stripbeyond the loop end of the whip for the purpose of forming said loopfrom the same material which is used to strengthen the core.

Our invention consists of the construction and combination of devicesforming the complete whip hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanationof our invention, Figure 1,is a view of the complete whip. Figs. 22* areenlarged part elevations and part sections of a portion of the sameshowing the manner of strengthening and stiffening the whip andpreventing the entrance of moisture to the core. Fig. 3, is an enlargedcross sectional view of the same on the line' m-cc of Fig. 2. Fig. 4:,is an enlarged view of a portion of one of the strips of narrow fabricfor strengthening and stiffening the core. Fig. 5, represents the loopend of the whip.

In the said drawingsArepresents a core or stock composed of any suitablematerial, such as raw-hide, and B is a thin sheet or film of waterproofsubstance, such as rubber, placed over and inclosing said core toprevent the entrance of moisture and air, which is of the utmostimportance in whips having a rawhide core as such cores are peculiarlysensitive to changes in the atmosphere, even when covered with threadand varnished. Over this rubber covered core or center we then place alining composed of narrow strips of fabric 0, placed equidistant aroundsaid core and extending the full length of the whip body, the saidstrips of fabric being each composed of a plurality of individualthreads a of suitable material laid side by side and united by a body ofadhesive material 1), whereby the threads are not only united to form afabric but they are stiffened by the addition of the adhesive materialand are or made especially effective as an inner lining forthe whip.Inmanufacturing this fabric we prefer to run any desired number ofthreads together over a drum and making them adhere by sizing. WVe thenwind the completed fabric on spools, and place four or more of them in amachine suitable for covering whips and run said narrow strips at anequal tension the whole length of the whip as a lining or support forsaid Whip under the outer cover. The strips of fabric not only extendthe full length of the whip but project beyond the loop end and passthrough and form part of theloop by being woven into the same, therebystrengthening the loop cfor the snap d, and keeping the whip more nearlystraight and preventing its becoming crooked to anyconsiderable extent.When the stock or core has been thus covered it is ready for its outercovering 6 when it is finished in the manner common to the manufactureof whips.

A whip constructed as above indicated is very pliable and strong and isstrengthened by the addition of the fabric strips as a covering or innerlining for the core or center so that the whip will retain its shape andbe maintained in a straight condition.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 9o 1. A Whip comprising a core, an outerplaited covering, and parallel threads united by sizing to form a fiatfabric, said fabric being for the Whip, substantially as hereindeinginterposed between the core and outer scribed. cover to serve as aninner lining, and extend- In testimony whereof we aflix oursignaturesing the full length of the whip and woven into in presence of twowitnesses.

5 the loop, substantially as herein described.

2. A whip comprising a core, a surrounding Q' Sg film orsheet of rubber,parallel threads united J by sizing to form a flat fabric applied thefull Witnesses: length of the whip and extending beyond and J. L.HANCHETT, 10 through the loop, and an outer plaited cover- JOHN D. LONG.

